October 9, 2006 – The 2006 24 Hours of Adrenalin world championships concluded at noon on Sunday, Oct. 8 and with it brought the end of an era and perhaps, the beginning of a new one. With warm weather & a beautiful full moon welcoming the hundreds of riders who showed up at 1996 Olympic site in Conyers, Georgia, the Trek VW team showed up in force ready to battle for both the men’s and women’s 24 Hour solo crowns.

Following an unequaled run of six consecutive 24 Hour solo world championship wins, Chris Eatough’s (Trek/VW) reign of dominance as the world’s most successful endurance racer was finally brought to an end. Despite a spirited attempt that had him riding 232 miles (29 laps) in just over 23 hours, Eatough ran into some trouble in the middle of the night and was forced to slow. In the end it was Australian rider Craig Gordon who took the win with 32 laps – an effort which eventually put him in the hospital soon after he limped across the finish line.

In the women’s event, Trek/VW rider Sue Haywood returned to the world of 24 hour racing circuit following a five year respite after she won back to back victories at the Moab 24. Like Chris, Sue faced tight competition throughout the night and engaged in a see-saw battle with a pack of determined competitors. However in the end, she managed to rally and finish a lap ahead of the second place finisher for a total of 26 laps at just over 23 hours.

Results

Elite Men

1 Craig Gordon (Aus) 30 laps
2 Chris Eatough (USA) 29
3 Brandon Draugelis (USA) 29
4 Mark Hendershot (USA) 28
5 Ernesto Marenchin (USA) 27
6 Kelly Magelky (USA) 26
7 Steve Schwarz (USA) 26
8 Andrew Parry (USA) 26
9 Yuri Hauswald (USA) 25
10 Scott Cole (USA) 25
11 Nicholas Kindt (USA) 24
12 Matthew Hart (USA) 24
13 Paul Watson (USA) 24
14 Jonathan Kindig (USA) 23
15 Javaun Moradi (USA) 23
16 Ian Leitch (USA) 22
17 Chris Gagnon (USA) 22
18 Matt Miller (USA) 22
19 Gavin Rossouw (RSA) 22
20 Karl Etzel (USA) 22
21 Greg Martin (USA) 21
22 Jake Kirkpatrick (USA) 20
23 Rob Lichtenwalner (USA) 18
24 David Stiles (USA) 17
25 Richard Nielsen (USA) 16
26 Marcin Nowak (USA) 14
27 Jerry Johanson (USA) 13
28 Stephen Perkins (USA) 8
29 Kip Biese (USA)
30 Craig Savage (USA)

Elite Women

1 Sue Haywood (USA) 26 laps
2 Rebecca Rusch (USA) 25
3 Louise Kobin (USA) 25
4 Katrin Van der Spiegel (Aus) 24
5 Monique Sawicki (USA) 22
6 Joany Verschuuren (USA)
7 Jennifer Wills (USA)

Elite Singlespeed

1 Rich Dillen (USA) 22 laps
2 Sean Sullivan (USA) 18
3 Cameron Chambers (USA) 16
4 Jason Achilich (USA) 15
5 Damon Mann (USA) 12

Men 55-plus

1 John Mazzola (USA) 16 laps
2 John Lilly (USA) 12
3 Bob Waggoner (USA)

Men 50-54

1 Marshall Reeves Aus 22 laps
2 Ken Vandermeer (USA) 21
3 Trevor Kloeden (USA) 19
4 Douglas Smith (USA) 19
5 Randy Profeta (USA) 18
6 Dale Greenhalgh (USA) 18

Men 45-49

1 Craig Peacock (USA) 24 laps
2 Brian Culbert (Can) 19
3 Chris Baker (USA) 13
4 William Feier (USA) 12
5 Jim Perkins (USA) 8

Men 40-44

1 Alec Petro (USA) 23 laps
2 William McFadden (USA) 22
3 Andrew Gilchrist (USA) 22
4 S. John Millon (USA) 21
5 Pat Connelly III (USA) 18
6 Jono Senk (USA) 17
7 Peter Rajcani (USA) 16
8 Fred Spring (USA) 12
9 Luther Papenfus (USA) 10
10 Paul Van Der Heide (USA) 6

Men 35-19

1 Damian Richmond (USA) 24 laps
2 Craig Bartlett (Can) 22
3 Steve Swenson (USA) 19
4 Kevin Goodman (USA) 14
5 Michael Ray (USA) 14
6 Don Hart (USA)
7 Chris Harry (USA)

Men 30-34

1 Brian Sevall (USA) 24 laps
2 Toby Porter (USA) 21
3 Andrew Wegener (Aus) 19
4 Josh Smith (USA) 13
5 Mario Amann (USA) 11
6 Michael Harris (USA) 10

Men 25-29

1 Charles Clarkson (USA) 16 laps

Men U25

1 Luke Rozanski (USA) 21 laps
2 Dave Holmes (USA) 18
3 Constantine Peters (USA) 15
4 Chris Janiszewski (USA) 14
5 David Diamond (USA) 14

Women 40-45

1 Vivian Chwalinksi (USA) 11 laps

Women 35-39

1 Carey Lowery (USA) 20 laps
2 Sandra Tomlinson (USA) 17
3 Laureen Coffelt (USA) 16